The Dalai Lama is topping Billboard's charts. He recently lent his voice to a music album that also features Grammy-nominated Sitar player Anoushka Shankar

Gravitas: Why Dalai Lama is on the billboard music charts

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has kickstarted the Diamer-Bhasha dam project in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. It is said to be the country's biggest. However, it is owned by China and built by displacing thousands of people.

Gravitas: The Diamer-Bhasha Dam: China's dam, Pakistan's debt

Heatwaves have sparked hundreds of wildfires in Siberia. The chilly Arctic breeze has been snuffed out this summer. Global warming is melting the Arctic ice and burning its forests

Gravitas: The Arctic Turns Into An Oven

The city of Hong Kong is dying a slow death. Publishers are practicing self-censorship. Professionals are thinking about moving out of the city. Has the new National Security Law created more trouble for China?

Gravitas: Hong Kong is dying a slow death

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be embarking on a diplomatic and mission to Europe on July 20. He will be visiting the two countries with a Pan European Coalition against China. Watch report.

Mike Pompeo to embark on key Europe mission: Heads to Europe and Denmark

Two super hit web series have divided Indian viewers along social, political, and regional lines. It is a cultural war between Israel's Fauda and Turkey's Dirilis Ertugrul.

Gravitas: Fauda Vs Ertugrul: The Cultural War

It details how Chinese spies targeted a Deputy Mayor of London and FBI agent to obtain secret information.

Gravitas: A new book has laid bare China's espionage through honey traps.

Iran has dropped India from the Chabahar rail project - 4 years after the two countries decided to build it together. It comes at a time when Beijing is negotiating a $400 billion deal with Tehran. Is China using its chequebook to have its way?

Gravitas: India dropped from the Chabahar Railway Project

In his quest to prove his nationalistic credentials, Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has turned to religion.

Gravitas: Nepal: KP Sharma Oli's desperate bid to hang onto power

A new report has levied serious charges of corruption against Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Already, senior members of his government are under investigation for graft.

Gravitas: Nepal: KP Sharma Oli faces serious corruption charges

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was imprisoned at age 22 for the murder of a farmer in eastern Nepal. How did Oli rise to the highest office in Nepal?

Gravitas: Who is KP Sharma Oli?

Germany is one country whose government has not banned the use of Huawei equipment. Britain's decision to ban China's Huawei from its 5G network increases further pressure on EU countries.

WION Fineprint: Will EU help United States win war against Huawei?

Galleguillo, who is part of the Argentine team of deaf swimmers and training to participate in the 2021 Deaflympics in Brazil

Your Story: Argentinian paralympic swimmer builds DIY pool with plastic bag

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed India-EU Summit via video conferencing. 'India and EU are natural partners, Our partnership is also useful for peace and stability in the world' says PM Modi

PM Modi, European leaders open talks on trade & COVID-19; Calls for Human-centric globalisation

One U.K. pub has devised a unique way of ensuring its guests comply with social distancing orders

UK Pub installs electric fence to maintain social distancing

WION Dispatch: 'Our partnership will bring stability to world', says PM Modi at 15th EU-India Summit

As part of the US-Taliban peace agreement, US has pulled out troops from the 5 bases in Afghanistan. According to the deal, the US had 135 days to fulfill its pledge to reduce troops to 8,600 from nearly 14,000 in the conflict-hit country

WION Dispatch: Taliban peace deal: US withdraws army troops out of 5 Afghan bases

Three of the largest U.S. banks said on Tuesday they had set aside a whopping $28 billion for loan losses

Big U.S banks predict more economic pain from COVID-19

Around 50 protesters were arrested Tuesday night following clashes with police at a thousands-strong rally in Jerusalem (Israel) demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resign

Israel Protests: Demonstrators unhappy with Netanyahu's economic policies

Ghislaine Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend of the late US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been denied bail in a high-profile sex case.

Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail in Epstein sex abuse case

Apple won a court case Wednesday against the European Commission over a dispute concerning 13 billion euros

Apple wins major tax battle against European Union

The United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus

Trump administration agrees to revoke student visa curbs; Big relief to Indian students

A UN report has highlighted that coronavirus pandemic has increased hunger and malnourishment around the world with more people being pushed into poverty

UN: COVID-19 to set world back by decades

Russia's far-east is seething in anger over the arrest of a regional governor. Protests have erupted in Moscow too. A former journalist has been jailed for treason.

Gravitas: Putin's Throne Shakes As Protests Break Out

Nepal's national carrier - The Nepal Airlines is grounding its Chinese aircraft. A report claims that the planes had become a big liability for the airline. Did China force Nepal to buy these planes?

Gravitas: Why Nepal airlines is grounding Chinese planes

Will Joe Biden give India priority if he is elected U.S. President? What does he bring to the table besides the fact that he is not Donald Trump?

Gravitas: Joe Biden: Good or Bad for India?

Protesters in Mali are calling for President Ibrahim Keita's resignation. In response, the President's forces fired at protesters in a brutal response. The political turmoil is worsening Mali's humanitarian crisis.

Gravitas: Will Mali's President Step Down?

Theme parks around the world are reopening with added safety measures. In Japan, amusement parks have told their visitors to not scream on the roller coaster. They want visitors to 'scream inside their heart'.

Gravitas: Why you can't scream on roller coasters in Japan

Has Russia found a vaccine for Covid-19? Numerous reports have claimed that clinical trials for a vaccine have been 'successfully' completed.

Gravitas: WION Fact-Check: Has Russia found a Covid-19 vaccine?

After failing to comply with FATF guidelines to end terror financing, Pakistan has now restored the bank accounts of 5 terrorists including Hafiz Saeed.

Gravitas: Pakistan restores bank accounts of 5 terrorists

India is Nepal's biggest development and trade partner. It depends on India for essential supplies. 8 million Nepalese citizens live and work in India. New Delhi pays $12 billion in pensions to Nepalese nationals every year. Can Nepal afford to burn bridges with India?

Gravitas: Can Nepal afford to burn bridges with India?

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